Concert BandGrade 2Code 31919

A Song of Hope

Stamp · Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Performances572016–2026

Schools57

Avg concert1.491 is best

Straight ones65%37 superior ratings

Performances per year

How often this piece was programmed.

Average rating per year

1 is the best possible score, so lower is better.

Concert
Sight-reading

Share of its category

Against every grade 2 Concert Band piece performed since 2016.

<1%of 17,895 performances

57 of this piece vs 17,838 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Alief MSavg 3.01×
Barbers Hill HSavg 1.01×
Briesemeister MSavg 1.01×
Brown Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Canyon HSavg 3.01×
Clifton Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
D. M. Sauceda Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Denton HSavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Brave Spirit — StandridgeGr 3 · avg 1.03×
Japanese Pictures — MixonGr 2 · avg 1.73×
Armory — StandridgeGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Barbarossa — HimesGr 2 · avg 2.02×
Into the Arctic — BalmagesGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Little Suite for Band — StandridgeGr 3 · avg 1.52×
Moscow, 1941 — BalmagesGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Our Kingsland Spring — HazoGr 2 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 57 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Stockdale HSAAA	Concert Band	Mystery Bay March — Steve Hodges Japanese Pictures — Mixon	Parker Stone	Varsity	1	1
2025	Myra Green MSCC	Concert Band	Hiland — Harold Bennett/arr. Clark Brave Spirit — Standridge	Mark Rodriguez	Varsity	1	1
2025	Windthorst HSAA	Concert Band	Lion's Gate — Robert Sheldon Fighting Falcon March — Todd Stalter	Lori Jech	Varsity	1	1
2024	Lipan High SchoolAA	Concert Band	Spania — Shaffer Armory (19597) — Standridge	Jameson Ash	Varsity	1	1
2023	Groesbeck High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	Shadow Cove March — Standridge Japanese Pictures (18467) — Mixon	Collin Anderson	Varsity	1	1
2022	Brown Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Delta Force — Paul Cook Pinnacle — Rob Grice	Michael Mendez	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Hamilton HSAA	Concert Band	Shadow Cove March — Randall Standridge Mythos (17491) — Bernotas	Asa Hamilton	Varsity	2	1
2022	Hempstead High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	Scenes from the American West (21581) (play at least 2 mvts.) — Wilds The Thunderer — Arr. David Shaffer	RONALD WALKER	Varsity	1	1
2022	Hooks ISDAAA	Concert Band	Northshore March — Don Colquitt Tanchozuru (20595) — Standridge/	T.Jon Kelly	Varsity	1	2
2022	Jim Ned MSC	Concert Band	Winchester March — Edmondson Armory (19597) — Standridge	Joshua Howeth	Varsity	2	1
2022	Travis High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	El Zorro Rojo — Randall D. Standridge Into the Arctic (20710) — Balmages	David Contreras	Non Varsity	1	1
2021	Montgomery Junior HighCCC	Concert Band	Newcastle March — Vinson Red Giant — Vargas/	Patrick Heaton	Varsity	1	1
2021	Randolph HSAAA	Concert Band	Rough-Riders Galop or March — King/Swearingen Shepherd`s Hey — Traditional/Roszell	Hector Perez	Varsity	1	1
2021	Vista Ridge High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	Joy Revisited — Ticheli/ The Tahoka Galop — William Owens	Zach Santos	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2019	Goodnight Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	March of the Chinchillas — Paul Fireball! — Beck	Heidi Blancarte	Varsity	1	1
2019	Raymondville High SchoolAAAA	Concert Band	March of the Irish Guard — Ployhar Tanchozuru — Standridge	Mark Rodriguez	Non Varsity	1	1
2019	RossCCC	Concert Band	Thunder and Blazes — Robert Smith Japanese Pictures — Mixon	Robert Delgado	Varsity	3	2
2019	San Diego HSAAA	Concert Band	Semper Fidelis — Sousa/Custer Into the Arctic — Balmages	Abelardo Perez	Varsity	1	1
2019	Scobee MS (Southwest ISD)CC	Concert Band	Steel — Standridge Thunderbolt Galop — Huffer	Hector Telles	Varsity	1	1
2018	Hughes Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Southampton March — Robert Sheldon Danza de Espana — Chambers	Elaine Johnson	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Kingsborough MS (Harlandale ISD)CC	Concert Band	Grand Galop (Circus March) — Johnnie Vinson Kentucky 1800 — Grundman	Eric Garza	Varsity	2	2
2018	Lamar Consolidated HSAAAAA	Concert Band	Lexington March — Edmondson Conviction — Clark	Mickey Traub	Sub Non Varsity	2	3
2018	McMillen High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	'March' from Little Suite for Band — Standridge Sketches of Canada (play all) — Story	Christopher Brown	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2018	Memorial Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Colliding Visions — Balmages Mad Dash — Loest	Hector Cortez	Varsity	1	1
2018	Naaman Forest HSAAAAA	Concert Band	The River Kwai March — Arnold/Longfield Barbarossa — Himes	Kenneth Ragland	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Vale Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Brave Spirit — Standridge The Big Circus March — Foster	Brian Ruiz	Varsity	1	2
2017	Garcia-EnriquezCC	Concert Band	March of the Kangaroos — Ed Huckeby Two Minute Symphony — Bob Margolis	Patrick Bowen	Varsity	4	4
2017	Groesbeck Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Hillandale March — Barry Kopetz Big Sky Round-Up — Sheldon/	Brian Boecker	Varsity	1	3
2017	Haskell HSAA	Concert Band	March of the Phantom Brigade — Edmondson Moscow 1941 — Balmages	Mike Aston	Varsity	1	1
2017	Irma Marsh MSCC	Concert Band	Advance Guard — Jerry Nowak Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo	Matt Daily	Varsity	1	2
2017	McMillan Junior HighCCC	Concert Band	March of the Belgian Paratroopers — Arr. James Swearingen La Madre de los Gatos — Brian Beck	Lisa Fitts	Varsity	2	1
2017	New Braunfels High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	Alamo March — King/Swearingen Sketches of Canada (play all) — Story/	David Eckert	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2017	North Forney High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	Andalucia March — Lopez Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo	Michael Kilgore	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Northbrook High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	The Thunderer — Sousa/Bocook Highland Celebration — Silva/	Gus Ortega	Non Varsity	3	3
2017	O. Henry Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	The Red Cape — James Meredith Knights of Dunvegan — Richard Meyer	Sedric Pinkney	Varsity	1	1
2017	Park Crest Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Normal (March) — Larry Clark Choreography — Sheldon/	Rick Lucio	Varsity	2	1
2017	Pottsboro High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	El Gato Salvaje Hsien — Fox/	Jason Matherly	Varsity	1	1
2017	Union Grove Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Brave Spirit — Standridge Spirit of Liberty Concert March — Owens	Jason Maine	Varsity	1	1
2016	Alief MSCCC	Concert Band	Espana Cani — Narro Arr. Michael Story Barbarossa — Himes/	Kenneth L Henderson	Varsity	3	3
2016	Barbers Hill HSAAAAA	Concert Band	Kentucky Pride — John Edmondson Joy — Ticheli/	Sebastian Lopez	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Briesemeister MSCC	Concert Band	The Red Cape — Meredith Moscow 1941 — Balmages/	Louie Blancarte	Varsity	1	1
2016	Canyon HSAAAAAA	Concert Band	Allied Honor March — King/Swearingen Ghost Fleet — Sheldon/	Amanda Fonner	Sub Non Varsity	3	2
2016	Clifton Middle SchoolC	Concert Band	Forward March — Paul Murtha Wildwind Overture — Kinyon/	Stephanie Colburn	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	D. M. Sauceda Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Go Galop — Fillmore/Contorno Summer Resounding — Balmages	Gustavo E. Villegas Jr.	Varsity	1	2
2016	Denton HSAAAAA	Concert Band	Alamo March — King/Swearingen Abracadabra — Ticheli/	Brian Wilson	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2016	Gravitt JHC	Concert Band	Adrenaline Engines — Standridge/ Von Grrrhart's 613th Regimental March — Holsinger	Austin Snow	Varsity	2	1
2016	Hastings HSAAAAAA	Concert Band	Coast Guards March — King/Swearingen Little Suite for Band (play all) — Standridge/	Mario Morales	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2016	Hopper MSCCC	Concert Band	A Walk in the Morning Sun — La Plante/ The Red Cape — Meredith	Todd Hearn	Varsity	1	2
2016	Killough MSCCC	Concert Band	Valley Forge March — John Edmondson Wind Storm — John O'reilly	Morgan Fargo	Varsity	2	2
2016	Lamar Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Streets of Madrid — John Moss Egyptique — Owens/	Linda (Hartzog) Fairlie	Varsity	1	1
2016	Mc: Fossum MSCC	Concert Band	Fort Canterbury March — Holsinger Blue Ridge Reel — Brian Balmages	Robet Hochstetler	Varsity	2	2
2016	Mercedes High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	Monterey March — Pierre Laplante Irish Air and Dance — Story/	Aaron McMichael	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Olle MSCCC	Concert Band	American Spirit March — John Higgins Shepherd's Hey — Patrick Roszell	Annette Thorpe	Varsity	3	4
2016	Perkins Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Lexington March — John Edmondson Serengeti Dreams — Smith	Joe Martinez	Varsity	1	1
2016	Pioneer Heritage Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Conquista — Shaffer Steel — Standridge	Rachael Davis	Varsity	1	1
2016	Timber Creek HSAAAAAA	Concert Band	Vikings Victorious — Chris Sharp Little Suite for Band (play all) — Standridge/	Kayla Nelson	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Waco High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	High School Cadets — Susa/Balent Sparks — Balmages/	Rachael Whipple	Non Varsity	3	2

Stockdale HS
2026 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Parker Stone
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Mystery Bay March — Steve Hodges
- Japanese Pictures — Mixon
Myra Green MS
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Mark Rodriguez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Hiland — Harold Bennett/arr. Clark
- Brave Spirit — Standridge
Windthorst HS
2025 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Lori Jech
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Lion's Gate — Robert Sheldon
- Fighting Falcon March — Todd Stalter
Lipan High School
2024 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Jameson Ash
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spania — Shaffer
- Armory (19597) — Standridge
Groesbeck High School
2023 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Collin Anderson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Shadow Cove March — Standridge
- Japanese Pictures (18467) — Mixon
Brown Middle School
2022 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Michael Mendez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Delta Force — Paul Cook
- Pinnacle — Rob Grice
Hamilton HS
2022 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Asa Hamilton
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Shadow Cove March — Randall Standridge
- Mythos (17491) — Bernotas
Hempstead High School
2022 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
RONALD WALKER
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Scenes from the American West (21581) (play at least 2 mvts.) — Wilds
- The Thunderer — Arr. David Shaffer
Hooks ISD
2022 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
T.Jon Kelly
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Northshore March — Don Colquitt
- Tanchozuru (20595) — Standridge/
Jim Ned MS
2022 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Joshua Howeth
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Winchester March — Edmondson
- Armory (19597) — Standridge
Travis High School
2022 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
David Contreras
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- El Zorro Rojo — Randall D. Standridge
- Into the Arctic (20710) — Balmages
Montgomery Junior High
2021 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Patrick Heaton
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Newcastle March — Vinson
- Red Giant — Vargas/
Randolph HS
2021 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Hector Perez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rough-Riders Galop or March — King/Swearingen
- Shepherd`s Hey — Traditional/Roszell
Vista Ridge High School
2021 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Zach Santos
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Joy Revisited — Ticheli/
- The Tahoka Galop — William Owens
Goodnight Middle School
2019 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Heidi Blancarte
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- March of the Chinchillas — Paul
- Fireball! — Beck
Raymondville High School
2019 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Mark Rodriguez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- March of the Irish Guard — Ployhar
- Tanchozuru — Standridge
Ross
2019 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Robert Delgado
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Thunder and Blazes — Robert Smith
- Japanese Pictures — Mixon
San Diego HS
2019 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Abelardo Perez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Semper Fidelis — Sousa/Custer
- Into the Arctic — Balmages
Scobee MS (Southwest ISD)
2019 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Hector Telles
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Steel — Standridge
- Thunderbolt Galop — Huffer
Hughes Middle School
2018 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Elaine Johnson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Southampton March — Robert Sheldon
- Danza de Espana — Chambers
Kingsborough MS (Harlandale ISD)
2018 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Eric Garza
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Grand Galop (Circus March) — Johnnie Vinson
- Kentucky 1800 — Grundman
Lamar Consolidated HS
2018 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Mickey Traub
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Lexington March — Edmondson
- Conviction — Clark
McMillen High School
2018 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Christopher Brown
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- 'March' from Little Suite for Band — Standridge
- Sketches of Canada (play all) — Story
Memorial Middle School
2018 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Hector Cortez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Colliding Visions — Balmages
- Mad Dash — Loest
Naaman Forest HS
2018 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Kenneth Ragland
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The River Kwai March — Arnold/Longfield
- Barbarossa — Himes
Vale Middle School
2018 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Brian Ruiz
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Brave Spirit — Standridge
- The Big Circus March — Foster
Garcia-Enriquez
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Patrick Bowen
Concert4SR4
Performed with
- March of the Kangaroos — Ed Huckeby
- Two Minute Symphony — Bob Margolis
Groesbeck Middle School
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Brian Boecker
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Hillandale March — Barry Kopetz
- Big Sky Round-Up — Sheldon/
Haskell HS
2017 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Mike Aston
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- March of the Phantom Brigade — Edmondson
- Moscow 1941 — Balmages
Irma Marsh MS
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Matt Daily
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Advance Guard — Jerry Nowak
- Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo
McMillan Junior High
2017 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Lisa Fitts
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- March of the Belgian Paratroopers — Arr. James Swearingen
- La Madre de los Gatos — Brian Beck
New Braunfels High School
2017 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
David Eckert
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Alamo March — King/Swearingen
- Sketches of Canada (play all) — Story/
North Forney High School
2017 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Michael Kilgore
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Andalucia March — Lopez
- Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo
Northbrook High School
2017 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Gus Ortega
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- The Thunderer — Sousa/Bocook
- Highland Celebration — Silva/
O. Henry Middle School
2017 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Sedric Pinkney
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Red Cape — James Meredith
- Knights of Dunvegan — Richard Meyer
Park Crest Middle School
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Rick Lucio
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Normal (March) — Larry Clark
- Choreography — Sheldon/
Pottsboro High School
2017 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Jason Matherly
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- El Gato Salvaje
- Hsien — Fox/
Union Grove Middle School
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Jason Maine
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Brave Spirit — Standridge
- Spirit of Liberty Concert March — Owens
Alief MS
2016 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Kenneth L Henderson
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Espana Cani — Narro Arr. Michael Story
- Barbarossa — Himes/
Barbers Hill HS
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Sebastian Lopez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Kentucky Pride — John Edmondson
- Joy — Ticheli/
Briesemeister MS
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Louie Blancarte
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Red Cape — Meredith
- Moscow 1941 — Balmages/
Canyon HS
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Amanda Fonner
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Allied Honor March — King/Swearingen
- Ghost Fleet — Sheldon/
Clifton Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity
Stephanie Colburn
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Forward March — Paul Murtha
- Wildwind Overture — Kinyon/
D. M. Sauceda Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Gustavo E. Villegas Jr.
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Go Galop — Fillmore/Contorno
- Summer Resounding — Balmages
Denton HS
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Brian Wilson
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Alamo March — King/Swearingen
- Abracadabra — Ticheli/
Gravitt JH
2016 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Austin Snow
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Adrenaline Engines — Standridge/
- Von Grrrhart's 613th Regimental March — Holsinger
Hastings HS
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Mario Morales
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Coast Guards March — King/Swearingen
- Little Suite for Band (play all) — Standridge/
Hopper MS
2016 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Todd Hearn
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- A Walk in the Morning Sun — La Plante/
- The Red Cape — Meredith
Killough MS
2016 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Morgan Fargo
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Valley Forge March — John Edmondson
- Wind Storm — John O'reilly
Lamar Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Linda (Hartzog) Fairlie
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Streets of Madrid — John Moss
- Egyptique — Owens/
Mc: Fossum MS
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Robet Hochstetler
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Fort Canterbury March — Holsinger
- Blue Ridge Reel — Brian Balmages
Mercedes High School
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Aaron McMichael
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Monterey March — Pierre Laplante
- Irish Air and Dance — Story/
Olle MS
2016 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Annette Thorpe
Concert3SR4
Performed with
- American Spirit March — John Higgins
- Shepherd's Hey — Patrick Roszell
Perkins Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Joe Martinez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Lexington March — John Edmondson
- Serengeti Dreams — Smith
Pioneer Heritage Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Rachael Davis
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Conquista — Shaffer
- Steel — Standridge
Timber Creek HS
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Kayla Nelson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vikings Victorious — Chris Sharp
- Little Suite for Band (play all) — Standridge/
Waco High School
2016 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Rachael Whipple
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- High School Cadets — Susa/Balent
- Sparks — Balmages/

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